ARTICULATION AGREEMENT FOR MUSIC

BETWEEN LARAMIE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

OVERVIEW:

This formal program articulation agreement is made and entered into by Laramie County Community College, hereinafter referred to as LCCC, and University of Wyoming, hereinafter referred to as UW. By this agreement LCCC and UW express a shared commitment to increasing opportunities for student access to and success in higher education.

PURPOSE:

This agreement provides students who have completed the Associate of Arts degree with articu lated coursework in Music the opportunity to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Music degree at UW. Any LCCC student who has earned an Associate of Arts degree with coursework that adheres to the guidelines within this agreement is guaranteed that UW will: I) apply the relevant general education credits; 2) accept designated major related credits; and 3) give the student UW class stand ing consistent with the articulated curriculum herein and in a manner consistent with the treatment of native UW students in the Bachelor of Arts degree.

CONDITIONS OF TRANSFER:

Section I: Admissions and Matriculation LCCC students maintaining continuous enrollment under this agreement and fo llowing the curriculum plan in place under the LCCC catalog of record will matriculate to the UW academic program in place for that catalog year. A break in enrollment that is not a summer semester may cause the student to be readmitted under a different catalog year. In that case, this articulation agreement may not remain valid.

Criteria for acceptance into UW College of Arts & Sciences will be consistent with the criteria outlined in the institutional articulation agreement between LCCC and UW.

LCCC, upon request of students, will provide verification of completed courses to UW through its Office of Registration and Records.

Transfer students from LCCC will have access to financial aid, scholarships, and student services on a similar basis as native students.

UW wi ll apply the same academic progress and graduation standards to LCCC transfer students as are applicable to native UW students in the same catalog year.

Section II: Program Plan While a course-by-course equivalence was used in the development of this plan, this agreement presumes that the general education core requirements at LCCC meet general education requirements at UW under the statewide block transfer articulation agreement. Students fa lling under this program articulation agreement will be responsible for successfu lly completing the additional program core requirements as noted in section below.

ARTICULATION AGREEMENT SIGNATURE PAGE

In signing this document, all parties agree to honor both the spirit and intent of this program-level articulation of an Associate's degree in Music from Laramie County Community College with a Bachelor's degree in Music from the University of Wyoming. Students who follow the attached curriculum and complete all the agreed-upon requirements will be able to graduate with degrees from both institutions in a timely manner.

This agreement is made and entered into in the academic year 2017-2018 and remains in force unless a new articulation agreement is signed by all parties. The agreement is subject to annual review to assure currency with the respective degree requirements, and may be amended at any time, affecting students from the date of the amendment forward. Should either party desire to discontinue this agreement, advance notification of one year will be required and students enrolled under the Agreement who remain continuously enrolled will be allowed to complete the program as articu lated.

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Music, AA (_ ) LARAMIE COUNTY

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Laramie County Community College FRESHMAN YEAR

Fall Semester Hrs Spring Semester Hrs COLS 1000 Intro to College Success: First · Y car Scmin.ir 3 MATH/ STAT QR 3-4

ENGL 1010 English I: Composition 3 CO/ M 2010 Pulilic Speaking 3

MUSC 0200 Convocation 0 MUSC 0200 Convocation 0

MUSC 1030 Written Theory I 3 MUSC 1040 Written Theory II 3

MUSC 103S Aural Theory I 1 MUSC 104S Aural Theory 11 3

MUSC 10S1 Applied Music Instruction I I MUSC 10S I Applied Music Instruction I I

MUSC 10S2 Applied Music Instruction II I MUSC 10S2 Applied Music Instruction II I

MUSC 1290 Elementary Class Piano I 1 MUSC 129S Elementary Class Piano II I

M USC Ensemble (1380, 1400, 144S, 1480) I MUSC Ensemble (1380, 1390, 1400, 1480) 1

TOTAL H. TOTAL 14-1S

SOPHOMORE YEAR Fall Semester Hrs Spring Semester Hrs

STEM 3-4 U.S./Wyom ing Constitution 3

MUSC 0200 Convocation 0 SR-LAB 4

M USC 2030 Written Theory Ill 3 MUSC 0200 Convocation 0

MUSC 2035 Aural Theory Jll 1 MUSC 2040 Written Theory IV 3

MUSC 2050 Music History Survey I 3 MUSC 204S Aural Theory IV 1

MUSC 2071 Applied Music Instruction III I MUSC 2055 Music History Survey !I 3

MUSC 2072 Applied Music Instruction IV I MUSC 2071 Applied Music Instruction III I

MUSC 2290 Elementary Class Piano III I MUSC 2072 Applied Music Instruction IV I

MUSC Ensemble ( I 380, 1390, 1445, 1480) I MUSC 2295 Elementary Class Piano IV I

MUSC 2395 Piano Proficiency 0

MUSC Ensemble (I 380, I 390, 1445, 1480) 1

TOTAL 14-1S TOTAL ~

TOTAL LCCC AA DEGREE HOURS 60-62

Successful completion of the 2 +2 plan requires that a student remain continuously enrolled and graduate with the associate's degree from his

or her respective community co llege. • T his is a guide for course work in the major; actual course sequence may vary by student. Please

refer to the online student degree evaluation . • Not all courses are offered every semester and some electives may have prerequisites .

Students should review the course descriptions in the catalogs of their r espective institutions and consult with their academic advisor to plan

accordingly. • Academic plans and course sched ules may need to be altered if ACT or Math Placement scores require a student to take pre­

college courses (e.g ., MATH 0900, 092 I, or 0925) before taking required math or English courses.

Laramie County Community College requirements:

In order to graduate, students must successfully complete a minimum of 60 credit hours, 15 of which must be from Laramie County

Community College, with a grade point average of 2 .0 or better at course level of 1000 or higher (ENGL l 00 l does not apply).

University of Wyoming require ments:

Students must have a m inimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to graduate. • Students m ust complete 42 hours of upper division (3000-level or

above) coursework, 30 of which must be from tJ1e University of Wyoming. • Courses must be taken for a letter grade unless offered only

fo r SIU.

UW College of Arts and Sciences requirements :

Students must take two "core" courses in addition to UW's University Studies Program requirements : Diversity in tJ1e United States (ASD)

and Global Awareness (ASG). • No more than 60 hours in the major subject may be used toward the 120 credit hours required for

graduation. • At least 30 hours in the major subject must be completed with a grade of C or better (the major may require more) .

Transfer Recommendations and Program notes on page 2.

Music, BA

University of Wyoming

Fall Semester

M USC 0200 Convocation

MUSC 3255 Sophomore Jury

MUSC 4070 Conducting

MUSC 4000+ Applied Lessons IV

MUSC 3000+ Ensemble

MUSC Upper Division Music Elective

A&S Core Diversity in the US

Foreign Language Requirement

TOTAL

Fall Semester

MUSC 0200 Convocation

MUSC 5000+ Applied Lessons V

MUSC 3000+ Ensemble

3000+ Elective

MUSC 3000+ Electives

Baroque or Romantic Per iod

TOTAL

LCCC Music Program Notes:

JUNIOR YEAR Hrs

0 MUSC 0200

0 MUSC 4000+

3 MUSC 3000+

l

I 3000+

3

ASD 3

H 4

15

Spring Semester

Convocation

Applied Lessons IV

Ensemble

A&S Global Awareness

Music Elective

Foreign Language Rc9uiremcnt

Elective

Hrs

0

ASG 3

3

H 4

TOTAL 15

SENIOR YEAR Hrs

0

I

I

3

6

C3 3

MUSC

MUSC

MUSC

MUSC

Spring Semester

0200 Convocation

5000+ Applied Lessons V

3000+ Ensemble

3000+ Electives

3000+ Elective

Hrs

0

6

3

Electives 5

TOTAL 16

TOTA L UW HOURS 60

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS

a) Transfer students must audition for and be accepted into the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program before March 1 of the preceding

academic year . A grade of C or better is required fo r all music courses.

b) All transfer students must register for and pass the sophomore jury exam MUSC 3255 as a prerequisite to talking applied lessons at the

4000 level and above . The exam may be attempted before the start of the first semester in residence, or at the end of the first semester as

part of the applied jury.

UW Music Program Notes:

All music majors must successfully complete MUSC 0200 (Music Convocation) each semester and must enroll in lessons and one ensemble

per semester. • All music majors begin applied lessons at the 2000-level. Previous training must be proven with an audition. • Music

majors must play in one ensemble each semester; scholarship recipients must play two ensembles each semester. • Elementary Class Piano l

IV is highly recommend fo r students with little or no piano experience. All music majors must pass a piano proficiency test during their

sophomore year (MUSC 2395). • A grade of C must be earned in all MUSC courses. • A single language must be taken fo r two (2)

semester or eight (8) hours to fulfill the foreign language requirement for the program. • Students taking Amer ican Sign Language to fulfill

the language requirement of the major will have to take other courses to fulfill the USP H requirements.

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